Sunday, February 08, 2004
Don't stop 2
The angry commuter writes-
People who stop dead in their tracks at the top of escalators and those who stand chatting at the entrances to the platform should be thrown on the tracks .
And another thing are these people who use those bags on wheels with the long handles , my fave commuting sport at the moment is kicking these damn things . Just cos you travel abroad for your job doesn't mean that you get to take up more space than everyone else around you , you fcukers . And these bastards seem to think that the rest of us have to move out of their way , get lost , go and live at the airport , where you can yak into your mobile about the meaningless presentation you've been doing on your laptop on the train on the way to the airport .
On Friday I suggested to 2 people at work that all the stuff we do is dull as dishwater and that the only real reason we get out of bed is that we get paid money . They couldn't seem to handle the fact that what I was really saying was that we spend 8+ hours a day doing something that we don't really want to do . But the interesting thing was apart from laughing at the thought and the usual " Oh Sean " comments , that neither of them denied it but they couldn't bring themselves to say " Yes , it is shit and I really wanted to be a writer but because I have to pay school fees , credit card bills , mortgage , the loan on my 4 x 4 and my kids mobile phone bill , I have no choice but to come here and stare at meaningless spreadsheets on a computer screen "
Tommorow is a day I love at work , it's the day the bonus letters are given out . Last year we made record profits but are bonuses are supposed to be shit . The middle class knashing of teeth and huddles in the coffee area always make me laugh . I always without fail give the " Oh no I'm really happy with my bonus , much more than I expected , fantastic " God that gets them going . The good thing is no-one tells anyone one what they got , so even if I get 10 quid they won't know .
To me a bonus is that " a bonus" , if I get 500 quid or 50 thousand I'll be happy .It's not guarenteed , it's a bonus. Most people I know don't even get such a thing and never have .
Ahh work , what a desperate thing it is .
People who stop dead in their tracks at the top of escalators and those who stand chatting at the entrances to the platform should be thrown on the tracks .
And another thing are these people who use those bags on wheels with the long handles , my fave commuting sport at the moment is kicking these damn things . Just cos you travel abroad for your job doesn't mean that you get to take up more space than everyone else around you , you fcukers . And these bastards seem to think that the rest of us have to move out of their way , get lost , go and live at the airport , where you can yak into your mobile about the meaningless presentation you've been doing on your laptop on the train on the way to the airport .
On Friday I suggested to 2 people at work that all the stuff we do is dull as dishwater and that the only real reason we get out of bed is that we get paid money . They couldn't seem to handle the fact that what I was really saying was that we spend 8+ hours a day doing something that we don't really want to do . But the interesting thing was apart from laughing at the thought and the usual " Oh Sean " comments , that neither of them denied it but they couldn't bring themselves to say " Yes , it is shit and I really wanted to be a writer but because I have to pay school fees , credit card bills , mortgage , the loan on my 4 x 4 and my kids mobile phone bill , I have no choice but to come here and stare at meaningless spreadsheets on a computer screen "
Tommorow is a day I love at work , it's the day the bonus letters are given out . Last year we made record profits but are bonuses are supposed to be shit . The middle class knashing of teeth and huddles in the coffee area always make me laugh . I always without fail give the " Oh no I'm really happy with my bonus , much more than I expected , fantastic " God that gets them going . The good thing is no-one tells anyone one what they got , so even if I get 10 quid they won't know .
To me a bonus is that " a bonus" , if I get 500 quid or 50 thousand I'll be happy .It's not guarenteed , it's a bonus. Most people I know don't even get such a thing and never have .
Ahh work , what a desperate thing it is .
Tuesday, February 03, 2004
Work travel
So tomorrow I have to go to Amsterdam for a meeting . I'm staying at some luxury hotel in the centre of town and then on Wednesday off to the head office for a meeting that will take 1 hour ? Yes 1 Hour . I tried to call into the meeting but no The Clogs , as we call them , think it's best that I go . So the bank spends £250 on the flight , £250 on the hotel and I just think it is a waste of money . I not really that bothered and in the world I work only millions count as a lot of money but .... Today they gave me a 3 grand lap top , I don't know why , it was my upgrade as I travel ? I can go to Amsterdam when I like , as much as I think is valid , well if that's the case then see you all in The Grasshopper every other Tuesday , I'll get the bank to pick up the tab for the ganja.
Norah Jones
That said , the new Norah Jones LP is great...................
Monday, February 02, 2004
Joss Stone etc
Now then , now then , now then .
Of late there has been a plethora of female singer songwriter types , foisted onto to us by an ever desperate music business . Y'know , Norah Jones , Joss Stone etc etc . Now I have no objection to these people and their music really , the Norah Jones LP is not offensive y'know but it's a zillion miles away from being anything other than background noise while I do things such as this .
But what is getting my goat with them is , this " Oh but Sean , she's got a great voice " , so that's it is it ? She's got a great voice , sounds like Janis Joplin does she ? well who gives a shit . Engleburt Humperdink has a great voice as do may others but what about the songs ? Joss Stone , 16 year old English lass from Devon , as they keep insisting on telling us , sounds like some 45 year old , 60 a day , whiskey drinking mate of Keefs , but so far this "amazing talent" has recorded an LP of old Soul covers + a White Stripes song . Big deal , yet people in the music business seem to think that this woman is going to save us all .
But why all this insane hype over a bunch of people who really are at best y'know , Ok .
Mediocre rules , let's have everything bland , done by pretty people , who will not object to doing adverts for our corporate friends . I don't know , it seems so safe to me . I know you're all going to read this and say " Oh but Sean , great voice "
Of late there has been a plethora of female singer songwriter types , foisted onto to us by an ever desperate music business . Y'know , Norah Jones , Joss Stone etc etc . Now I have no objection to these people and their music really , the Norah Jones LP is not offensive y'know but it's a zillion miles away from being anything other than background noise while I do things such as this .
But what is getting my goat with them is , this " Oh but Sean , she's got a great voice " , so that's it is it ? She's got a great voice , sounds like Janis Joplin does she ? well who gives a shit . Engleburt Humperdink has a great voice as do may others but what about the songs ? Joss Stone , 16 year old English lass from Devon , as they keep insisting on telling us , sounds like some 45 year old , 60 a day , whiskey drinking mate of Keefs , but so far this "amazing talent" has recorded an LP of old Soul covers + a White Stripes song . Big deal , yet people in the music business seem to think that this woman is going to save us all .
But why all this insane hype over a bunch of people who really are at best y'know , Ok .
Mediocre rules , let's have everything bland , done by pretty people , who will not object to doing adverts for our corporate friends . I don't know , it seems so safe to me . I know you're all going to read this and say " Oh but Sean , great voice "
